UC Men Defeat Concord 92-62 ; AREA ROUNDUP

UC Men Defeat Concord 92-62 ; AREA ROUNDUP

Article excerpt

The University of Charleston picked up a big win Thursday night,
easily disposing of regionally ranked Concord 92-62 in Mountain East
Conference men's hoops action at the Charleston Civic Center. The
Mountain Lions, who have already automatically qualified for the
conference tournament next week and is ranked No. 9 in the region,
was no match for the Golden Eagles, who scored 56 points in the
first half while running out to a 19-point lead.

WEST VIRGINIA STATE MEN LOSE: Matt Day set a Mountain East
Conference record with 49 points in leading Virginia-Wise to a
comfortable 102-89 victory over West Virginia State at home.

Day was 11 for 25 from the field and 24 for 27 from the free-
throw line. He also added 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers (4-23, 2-
19).

Markee Mazyck scored a team-high 23 points and Kenny Strong added
22 for State, which fell to 6-20 overall and 4-17 in league play.

***

UC WOMEN WIN: The University of Charleston started and finished
strong, outscoring Concord 38-20 in the first and fourth quarters to
earn a 73-60 victory over the Mountain Lions Thursday night at the
Charleston Civic Center.